away

i was away visiting one of my dearest friends for the past two days.  it's hard to believe, but the boys got cuter in that short time that i was away, and i think max grew... at least in inch

fire

yesterday alex caught a little bit of our house on fire!  yes, fire!  i had to dial 911.  and two fire trucks + 1 ambulance + a policeman came.  it was ridiculous.  i didn't sleep at all last night because i was stressed... so today i think the whole debacle was just annoying. 

the boys did really well during the fiasco.  everyone came with sirens blaring... it would scare most children, but they just took it all in wide-eyed & wondering, "what is going on?"

cio

today is officially day 17 of max waking every two hours at night.  i took him to the doctor today and he suggested that we let him cry it out.  i absolutely, positively hate the idea of doing that, but desperate times do call for desperate measures, and we're desperate!  i don't know if i will make it doing the crying-it-out method or if i will cry more than max.

teeth

dear teeth, please... pretty please, come in!  my little boy is one drooling, gnawing-on-anything, sweet-by-day, miserable-by-night little guy!  signed, one mom in desperate need of sleep

[max @ 9 months - look at those inflamed gums & red cheeks]

do

today is the first day of august {15 days until my birthday - not that I am counting or anything}, and in an attempt to get a little more organized, i am implementing a monthly to-do list on top of my mish-mash daily to-do list.  let's hope it helps

absent

wow! long time, no post. i have a good excuse. i really do. we had baby #2. he is absolutely, positively the most fabulous addition to our life! we are ecstatic {and exhausted}. without further ado, here is Max with his big brother

[in this pic, ike is 3 yrs old and max is 8 months]